Surprise Visit

Alex Lowell paced up and down his living room. He looked greatly troubled.

He had left the store angrily after seeing Madison. He even forgot that he had gone there with Kate as he had left without her. He would now have to call her and apologize for his rude behaviour.

He had initially planned to go shopping with Kate so as to know more about her. He had decided to get over Madison and move on, but seeing her face again reminded him of the past he didn't want to remember. The feelings he had been trying so hard to suppress resurfaced.

Seeing Madison again was a great shock. At first, he thought he saw a ghost but when he looked closely, he became sure she was the one. The most annoying part of it all was that he had stared so much at her but she didn't even spare him so much of a look. she merely glanced at him as though he were a stranger or she had never seen him before.

Even after so many years, he still loved Madison and had never for once gotten over her. He thought she had died or rather that was what he was told.

"Could she have been alive all these years and never bothered about him and their daughter?

"Was everything his parent told him true?"

"Did she really leave him back then because she was sick and tired of their relationship?"

Ten years ago, when his parent had told him that she left because she doesn't love him again. He never believed them and even suspected them of cooking up stories. He believed she couldn't have left for that reason, even when he was later told that she committed suicide, he thought she must have been killed. But now, he wasn't so sure about it. He had a rethink. Did she really leave because of such stupid reason? It doesn't make any sense. They had been so much in love back then.

After she left him, He suffered so much emotionally. Even several years after the news of her death, he still hoped that she'd return one day.

His parent had advised him to get married but he just couldn't. How could he move on after losing the dearest person to his heart? He locked his heart and didn't have anything to do with relationship, he even avoided social gatherings. He vowed never to love again.

The reason he was with Kate was not because he loved her, but because he wanted to move on. Another was because she was his daughter's homeroom teacher and his daughter, Tonia has gotten so close to her and even sees her as a mother figure, so he decided to marry Kate so as to make Tonia happy. But now that Madison had shown up again, he wasn't so sure about marriage with Kate again.

'But how could Madison still be alive when his parent had told him otherwise'

'Could his parent have lied to him'

'what if Madison really left because of that, what would he do?'

He really wanted to know the truth about everything that happened. But then, who could he ask? Madison? That was impossible. She clearly doesn't want anything to do with him again. She even seemed a bit different different when he saw her. She still had the same features although more beautiful than before. Her dressing was kind of high class, making him wonder what she had been up to all those years.

He was determined to find out the truth about everything that happened. If he couldn't get the truth from Madison, he will use everything he has to find out the truth.

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The following day, Madison to Adrian's house him a surprise visit.

She hadn't told him that she was coming to Canada, so he naturally didn't know she was in town.

Through the drive to Adrian's place, all she could hope for was he should be home. She didn't want to give him a call and ask him if he he was at home as it would sound suspicious and he might even suspect that she was in town.

Meanwhile, Adrian was sitting in his living room surfing the web to get some fashion ideas. He was a fashion blogger, a too and popular one at that.

He heard a knock at the door. He wasn't expecting anybody today. Infact, he wasn't a sociable person, so he naturally doesn't have much friends let to talk of someone visiting him at home. He wondered who the visitor could be.

He check the camera by the door but couldn't see the person's face clearly as the person was looking sideways as if avoiding the camera. He looked more closely and realized he didn't just have one visitor but two. There was another person lurking around a corner at the back of the door. The appearance of the other person was ladylike.

...Who could it be?

....Are they assassins or what?

Anyway, they could be anything or anybody they want. He was less concerned about their identity. If they tried to do anything funny, he was ready to go physical with them.

He went into the kitchen and took a knife with him. Holding the knife tightly, he opened the door only to receive the greatest shock of his life. He saw his cousin, Madison Aaron standing in front of him, looking so beautiful as a river goddess. She was the least person he expected to see. He didn't even expect her to be in town let to talk of visiting him. He was actually seeing her for the first time in ten years.

"Ma - di - ..." he couldn't complete what he wanted to say as everything became blurry and then, BLACK OUT!!!

Madison had only wanted to surprise Adrian but she didn't expect that he would actually faint. She knew he would be shocked, had even thought he wouldn't believe his eyes and ask her if he was dreaming, but she never expected this.

She was standing in the hospital corridor, facing the window. Someone tapped her and she turned to meet the smiling face of a doctor. Looking at the doctor's face, she knew all was well with Adrian.

'But come to think of it, doctors these days are crazy. The patient could be dead and you'll still see them smiling when giving you the shocking news. I hope that's not the case, if not I'll beat this this doctor to death' She quickly discarded the thought her thoughts, why would she even think like that.

She gave the doctor a look that said: ' stop smiling, and get straight to the point"

"Miss Aaron, It was just a minor problem, Mr Campbell must have been shocked. I already administered some drugs and he is fine now, so you don't have to worry. You can go see him now"

The doctor gave her a broad smile and something that looked more like a wink, then left.

"huh?? Is this doctor alright? Someone that should not even think of any other thing than treating patients and saving people's life just winked at me. what does that mean? Was he admiring me or what? Hmph, crazy people everywhere" She said out loud to herself.

She knew she was extremely beautiful, but then, he was a doctor for God's sake. She walked to where Max was sleeping. He must have been worried about Adrian. She tapped him gently and he woke up with a start. Then slowly, he realized where he was

"How is he?" he asked about Adrian.

"He's okay now, let's go check on him in his room"

Adrian was sitting on the hospital bed, smiling. As a man, he shouldn't have fainted from seeing Madison but then it was shocking.

"You're awake?"

He looked up and saw Madison and the man he had seen earlier at his house.

"Yeah, Maddy you should've at least given me a hint and not kill like you did today."

"It wouldn't be a surprise that way" She said with a wink,then looked apologetically at him and quickly added, "I'm sorry"

"Apology accepted. So, busy woman, what are you in town for? business?" He raised his brows in a funny way.

"You'll know later" She stood up. "Let's go to your house first"

"ok"

"So who's he? He asked pointing at Max

"He's my chauffeur, Max. He's more like a brother to me, so don't think too highly of yourself that I've got only you" She teased him. He made a face as if he was hurt by her words and she laughed at him.

*******

"So, what brought you here?" Adrian asked Madison again when they were eating dinner later at his place."

"Looks like someone is so eager to hear some stories" She laughed and then narrated everything that she went through from ten years ago till now.

"Why didn't you tell me you gave birth ten years ago?" Adrian asked, sounding slightly offended.

"I didn't have the chance to. I was thrown out of the country the day I gave birth"

"Then, what about all this year's we've been chatting on social media?"

"I didn't know she was still alive. I just found out two weeks ago and that's why I've come to take my daughter back and get revenge on those people that killed by parent and siblings."

"So were my parent also killed by uncle's and aunt's killers? He asked painfully.

"I'm not so sure, but I think it's possible."

"Then what do you plan to do?"

"I am going to find those assassins, then torture them till they reveal the Identity of the person that sent them"

"But I'll need your help."

"Sure, anytime!!" He said nodding his head strongly. He looked determined to find those assassins.